The Magicians The Side Effect (Season 4, Episode 7)
TV-14
TV Episode | 44 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

The Magicians

The Side Effect (Season 4, Episode 7)

TV-14

TV Episode | 44 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

Kady sets off on a quest when her rent comes due, Zelda proposes a way for the Library to track down Alice, and Fen finds her dreams are all too real.

Showrunners

Sera Gamble | John McNamara

Director

Salli Richardson-Whitfield

Writers

Sera Gamble (written for television by) | Henry Alonso Myers (written for television by) | Elle Lipson (written for television by) (story editor) | Lev Grossman (based on 'The Magicians' by) & 2 more

Producers

Matthew Chipera | Sera Gamble | Clara George (produced by) | John McNamara

Composer

Will Bates

Cinematographer

Elie Smolkin

Editor

Mats Abbott

Casting Directors

Carrie Audino | Laura Schiff

Production Designer

Margot Ready

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 6, 2019

Release date

Mar 6, 2019 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 win & 11 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
31 cast members

Name	Known for
Jason Ralph Quentin Coldwater Quentin Coldwater See fewer	A Most Violent Year (2014)
Stella Maeve Julia Wicker Julia Wicker See fewer	Starlet (I) (2012)
Olivia Taylor Dudley Alice Quinn Alice Quinn See fewer	The Magicians (2015)
Hale Appleman Eliot Waugh (credit only) Eliot Waugh (credit only) See fewer	The Magicians (2015)
Arjun Gupta William 'Penny' Adiyodi William 'Penny' Adiyodi See fewer	Bridge and Tunnel (2014)
Summer Bishil Margo Hanson Margo Hanson See fewer	Towelhead (2007)
Rick Worthy Henry Fogg Henry Fogg See fewer	While You Were Sleeping (1995)
Jade Tailor Kady Orloff-Diaz Kady Orloff-Diaz See fewer	The Magicians (2015)
Brittany Curran Fen Fen See fewer	Dear White People (2014)
Trevor Einhorn Josh Hoberman Josh Hoberman See fewer	Mad Men (2007)
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Daniel Nemes Gavin Gavin See fewer	The Magicians (2015)
Dean Marshall Cyrus Cyrus See fewer	2012 (I) (2009)
Alex Weed Gordy Gordy See fewer	The Good Doctor (2017)
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Olivia Norman Baba Yaga / Bailey Baba Yaga / Bailey See fewer	Yes Day (2021)
West Duchovny Whitley Whitley See fewer	Vegas High (2020)
Sergio Osuna Rafe Rafe See fewer	The Magicians (2015)
Tomas Mauro Carpenter Carpenter See fewer	Arrow (2012)
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Xavier De Salaberry Ryan Ryan See fewer	Helstrom (2020)
Paolo Maiolo Murphy Murphy See fewer	Nancy Drew (2019)
Raven Sto Old Woman Old Woman See fewer	Stoa
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